At what point do AP's pay for themselves?

[jann1033]

Originally posted by iwannabeminnie
Okay, this could get really tricky. Help me figure this out. We would like to go in 2005 and take our two nieces. Then we have a trip planned in 2006 with my sister and her family. The past two years we have booked the 4+3 and the 5+2 and netted huge savings, plus we love the Ultimate Park Hoppers. We usually do Pleasure Island at least 2 times during a visit and Disney Quest 2 or 3 times. We also enjoy the water parks. Considering we would have to buy tickets for those venues (unless we went PAP) would we save enough money on the 2 trips (2005 and 2006) with maybe a room discount or are we better off hoping for another 4+3 or 5+2? (I'm so confused )

i would guess since you can book up to 3 rooms at ap rate with i ap you would save enough to make it worth your while since you could get your rooms both times plus your sister's at ap rates ( ap holder just has to be there to check them in). i would A) not get the ap till closer to time just in case though ( the rates won't come out till a few months before anyway) and b) check out the historical dates for ap rates on www.mousesavers.com to make sure you might not fall into one of the no ap rates times

we never use the pluses so uph don't help us but they have a list of ticket prices there . you could get 1 ap, rest uph but i don't know if you can use the ap rate with a package( doubt it since it would be 2 deals)

 

[SoCalKDG]

Break even isn't really at 8 days considering you get 4 plusses with a park hopper. These can be used for Pleasure Island or the Water Parks. You can also find 7 day PHP for as low as $310. I'd say the breakeven is between 9 days and 13 days, depending on the value you equate to the plusses. Throw in the fact most people take a day or two off from the parks, and the fact that they don't expire, PHP can be a great purchase.

If you need to reserve a number of rooms, buy one AP, then consider a PHP depending on your breakdown of off days and water park days.

 

[sugermouse]

I believe there is about a $50 discount on your AP renewal.

 

[goofy4tink]

If I remembe correctly, the break even point for an AP is around 10 days. For a PAP, closer to 14. As far as renewal rates go, I think it is much less than $50. I remember thinking that it really wasn't worth it to me to renew and then try to rework my plans to fit the dates. It seemed that I was better off just re-buying the APs when I would really need them.

 

[jann1033]

according to allears it's 7-8days ( depends on what ph you are comparing it to) for ap and 10 days for pap and you save $42 by renewing rather than waiting and repurchasing later